The week 1 pounding of New Mexico in the rearview mirror, the Ducks face Tennessee Saturday in Neyland Stadium, one of college football's most storied venues.

The Volunteers are rebuilding, but they have the heat, the humidity, the crowd and and the game-day atmosphere going for them. There will be almost twice as many people in Neyland Stadium as the Ducks can cram into Autzen.

It's a big stage. The lights are bright, and people in Tennessee think it's going to be a factor.

John Adams, columnist for the Knoxville News Sentinel, writes that the Neyland Stadium edge gives Tennessee a chance.

Adams remembers the way a highly-rated California team unraveled in Neyland in 2006. He notes that not much was expected out of the 2006 Volunteers, and that the Golden Bears were piloted by an inexperienced starting quarterback.